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Quito vs Colombo
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Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 26 in more rain a year, and Colombo the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Colombo, in everyday terms.
Summers
Colombo has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Colombo: Hot
Winters
Colombo has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Colombo: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Colombo: Very wet
Sky
Colombo is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Colombo: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 26 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Colombo has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Colombo | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +17 | +18 | +18 | +17 | +15 | +11 | +11 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +15 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Colombo | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 86 |
| Difference | +17 | +18 | +18 | +17 | +15 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Colombo | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +15 | +15 |
Avg low (°F) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Colombo | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +22 | +24 | +25 | +26 | +26 | +26 | +25 | +24 | +23 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Colombo | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +22 | +24 | +25 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Colombo | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +26 | +26 | +25 | +24 | +23 | +21 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Colombo | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 10.1 |
| Difference | -9 | -7.7 | -9 | -2.3 | +1.7 | +0.4 | -1.2 | -0.5 | +2.2 | +0.1 | +1.4 | -2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Colombo | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 7 |
| Difference | -9 | -7.7 | -9 | -2.3 | +1.7 | +0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Colombo | 3.8 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 10.1 |
| Difference | -1.2 | -0.5 | +2.2 | +0.1 | +1.4 | -2.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Difference | -22 | -31 | -34 | -19 | -8 | +2 | +5 | +3 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 |
| Difference | -22 | -31 | -34 | -19 | -8 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Colombo | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Difference | +5 | +3 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Difference | -7 | -12 | -13 | -6 | — | +6 | +9 | +11 | +9 | +5 | +2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 |
| Difference | -7 | -12 | -13 | -6 | — | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Colombo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Difference | +9 | +11 | +9 | +5 | +2 | -2 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Quito trends → · Colombo trends →
Methodology & sources
Quito
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Colombo
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Colombo, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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